Homemade cough drops are effectively candy. However, they have beneficial properties that are useful for soothing a stubborn cough, which is exactly what I was looking for. They are hard initially, but do become bendable and a bit more toffee-like the longer you suck on them. In this post, I’ll discuss the process of making honey ginger cough drops.

The honey ginger cough drops recipe

I came across a Youtube video that put a visual to this process. Below are the notes I made that I will continue to use in the future:

• The recipe below makes ~16 cough drops. This is a reasonable amount to make for a single batch.
• Coming to the rolling stage takes ~10-15 minutes over medium-low (3) heat.
• I add ground cloves, ground ginger, and cinnamon during cooking. This is because of their medicinal benefits, and it rounds out the flavor.
• Using a silicone mold is much easier than pouring into individual cough drops. This mixture cools very quickly and will become hard and unusable in a minute or less. The faster you put it into shapes the better off it will be.
• A mixture of cinnamon and tapioca starch works well for coating. I make sure each individual cough drop is coated, then shake off the excess with a fine mesh strainer.

Honey ginger cough drops

Yield: 16 cough drops

Prep Time: 3 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 18 minutes

A must-need during the cold winter months.

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Ingredients

• 1/4 c. honey
• 1 tsp. grated fresh ginger
• 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp. ground ginger
• 1/8 tsp. ground cloves

Instructions

1. Grate ginger on a microplane. Add to a heavy-bottom pot, along with the remaining ingredients.
2. Heat over medium-low (3), stirring constantly. Once at the hard crack stage, remove from heat. Pour into silicone molds and allow to cool.

Notes

Coat in a mixture of cinnamon and tapioca starch. Store in fridge.